Foreign fruit
£16.99
In stock
Description
WINNER OF SCOTLAND’S NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS FOR DEBUT NON-FICTION
WINNER OF THE FORTNUM & MASON DEBUT FOOD BOOK AWARD
SHORTLISTED FOR THE JHALAK PRIZE 2026
A DEBUTIFUL BEST NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR
‘A bold new voice’ IRISH TIMES
‘Visceral . . . I could feel every word’ ANGELA HUI
‘Thoughtful, poetic and clear-sighted’ CECILE PIN
The orange is a souvenir of history. Across time, it has been a harbinger of God and doom, fortune and failure, pleasure and suffering. It is a fruit containing metaphors, dreams, mythologies, superstitions, parables and histories within its tough rind. So, what happens when the fruit is peeled and each segment – each moment of history, each meaning in time – is pulled apart?
In this distinct, subversive and intimate hybrid memoir, Katie Goh explores the orange as a means of understanding the world, and herself within it. What she reveals is violence, colonialism, resilience, survival, adaptation – and unexpected beauty and sweetness against all odds.
Additional information
| Weight | 0.365 kg |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 22 × 14.1 × 2.3 cm |
| Author | |
| Publisher | |
| Imprint | |
| Cover | Hardback |
| Pages | 240 |
| Language | English |
| Edition | |
| Dewey | 634.304 (edition:23) |
| Readership | General – Trade / Code: K |
Reviews
There are no reviews yet.